After five days of snow and cold weather, Chertsey is today free of all snow. No more traces of any snow left anywhere as the temperature is more than 4 c and the sun is up too. Though not many other places of Europe are so lucky as Chertsey, the snow has been an interesting experience for me.
I've realised that the English, all across the country, are neither happy nor really prepared for any extremes of climate. Last summer with the temperature touching 30, people were going crazy about the heat! Pubs and bars were full and overflowing. People walking around the streets dressed in shorts alone. Being a country not used to heat, I could understand the 'struggle' of the people. And now this snow - and a similar story! Again? With temperature plummeting below 0 c, and snow covering the road, (even if by a few centimetres), everything was thrown out of gear. Traffic is a chaos. Trains cancelled. Schools shut down. Gas prices soaring. I guess even the climate has to be regimented!! But since it is not yet, the chaos! The English certainly could learn a lesson or two in adaptability and flexibility from the rest of the world!
I've realised that the English, all across the country, are neither happy nor really prepared for any extremes of climate. Last summer with the temperature touching 30, people were going crazy about the heat! Pubs and bars were full and overflowing. People walking around the streets dressed in shorts alone. Being a country not used to heat, I could understand the 'struggle' of the people. And now this snow - and a similar story! Again? With temperature plummeting below 0 c, and snow covering the road, (even if by a few centimetres), everything was thrown out of gear. Traffic is a chaos. Trains cancelled. Schools shut down. Gas prices soaring. I guess even the climate has to be regimented!! But since it is not yet, the chaos! The English certainly could learn a lesson or two in adaptability and flexibility from the rest of the world!
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